My Buddy Boo
Porty Boo (Cancer Port)
Porty Boo (Cancer Port)
5.0 / 5.0
(6) 6 total reviews
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Porty Boo's backpack is filled with a port, childhood cancer badge, 13 emotion badges, band-aid and notepad to encourage play-based coping strategies and opens up gentle conversations about feelings.
My Buddy Boo helps children learn that all emotions are OK. Boo’s emotion badges allow children to express feelings, including joy, sadness, anger, and bravery, in a non-verbal way. This opens vital conversations that give parents, caregivers, and health professionals deeper insight into a child’s emotional needs. Most importantly, Boo helps children feel seen and heard. He offers comfort, companionship, and a sense of shared experience. Boo isn’t just a toy, he’s a Buddy who’s going through life with them.
Boo is a therapeutic comfort toy designed to help children express emotions and feel more in control of medical procedures.
You can also purchase extras for Boo, including an IV drip, asthma pump, and a matching BooBoo keychain.
Details
Details
- Boo with backpack
- 1 velcro port
- 1 velcro childhood cancer badge
- 13 velcro emotion badges
- 1 velcro band-aid badge
- 1 velcro notepad
- 1 Boo tote bag
*Recommended for ages 3 and above
More information on how to use Boo see How To Boo
About the cancer port
About the cancer port
An implanted port is like a secret door inside the body. It helps doctors give medicine and take blood with less fuss. It’s like having a tiny superhero helper!
Port access was a very traumatic experience for our daughter when she had cancer. I designed Boo in the hope he would help with port procedures, helping other children feel less alone and have some control during the process.
Sizing
Sizing
- Boo 30cm x 27cm sitting
- 75cm x 52cm including arms and legs
- Badges 3cm x 3cm
- Band-aid 5cm x 4cm
- Port 15cm long
- Notepad 9cm x 14cm
Delivery
Delivery
We offer an Australia wide shipping rate of $9
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I cannot recommend Boo enough. As a child therapist Boo is such an amazing therapeutic toy - supporting children to express their feelings and making children with medical trauma feel seen and heard. The quality of Boo is also so incredible!
We have received our buddy boo and my daughter loves it. She not only is using him to learn how to identify her emotions as she is only 3 years old but also enjoys playing with him, offering comfort and the perfect play companion.
As a teacher this resource is also helpful
In the classroom as a role play resource and the badges help discuss medical conditions of the classes peers.
Boo is practical and very well put together, from the high quality product that is soft and inviting. To the very thought out helper cards I am very impressed with this product and would highly recommend.
My two kids (5 and 3) adore their buddy Boo, and to be honest so do I. I work in family mental health and Boo has been such a cuddly and handy resource when it comes to supporting my children with their emotions. We use Boo when big feelings arise (both the comfy and uncomfy ones); to talk about how emotions feel in our body; to build my children’s emotional literacy and more. Boo himself is such good quality, very huggable & comes with a great array of emotions in his sweet little backpack. I wish every school and home had a Boo!
Boo is our absolute favourite and my daughters new best friend. He has helped her through so much and mostly on those harder days when my daughter struggles to understand her emotions. She is learning that its absolutely ok to feel a certain way thanks to Boo and his emotion badges. We find a quiet place to sit and chat about our day and the emotions we have felt and why. Thanks Boo! X
As an Occupational Therapist, Boo has been a wonderful resource to use in therapy sessions with my paediatric clients. Boo has supported my clients to explore and express their emotions in a safe, playful and gentle way. I'm privileged to have Boo as my OT assistant!